Primary school in Frome, Somerset
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, Frome
Christchurch Street East, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1QG
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 185
- Places
- 300
- How full
- 62% full — 185 of 300 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 91 / 94
- Overall absence
- 7%
- Persistently absent
- 25%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 32%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 21%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Mendip 004A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 38%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 17%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 24%
- Households with no car
- 26%
- Adults economically inactive
- 35%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Teresa/Nicole Gilbert/Simenton
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Ward
- Frome West
- Constituency
- Frome and East Somerset
- URN
- 123843
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avanti Park SchoolFree schools | Good 2024 | 57% | 0.2 mi |
| Vallis First SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| St Louis Catholic Primary School, FromeAcademy converter | No grade | 52% | 0.4 mi |
| Christ Church First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Hayesdown First SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Trinity Church of England First SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 0.8 mi |
| Berkley Church of England First SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | — | 2.2 mi |
| Springmead Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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